Wild beavers return to Britain after 400 years

November 21st, 2008

A handout picture obtained from the Scottish Wildlife Trust shows a beaver chewing on some wood. Four families of beavers have arrived in Britain for a landmark project which will see them introduced into the wild here for the first time in over 400 years, experts said Friday.

Four families of beavers have arrived in Britain for a landmark project which will see them introduced into the wild here for the first time in over 400 years, experts said Friday.

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• NeilFarbstein - Nov 21, 2008
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  we could use some beavers here
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• murray - Nov 22, 2008
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  Say goodbye to trees and hello to beaver fever. Those damn rodents took out 30 trees from our yard a couple of years ago. They are hard to get rid of. Our county trapped and destroyed over a thousand beavers last year. Damnable pests. Only good for keeping the wolf population well fed.
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• COCO - Nov 24, 2008
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  they are beautiful animals - make great pets - and taste good too - something between a rat and a hedge-hog. In Kanada they are everwhere and create little problems outside of the cities. They do congregate and have been known to swarm groups of homeless domestic animals in frenzied fugues of violence.
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• ofidiofile - Nov 25, 2008
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  Our county trapped and destroyed over a thousand beavers last year. Damnable pests. Only good for keeping the wolf population well fed.

  
  
  also, say hello to more waterfowl, aquatic insect and amphibian diversity, and less local flooding in the rainy season.
  
  yes, god help us-- it's tough when a valuable wildlife species thrives in its native habitat despite human settlement. :-T
  
  
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